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Economic Development
Economic• Vice President Joe Biden and former Governor Sonny Perdue tour Impulse Manufacturing County Chamber of Commerce,
DEVELOPMENT
When selecting Dawson
County, businesses
enjoy the convenience
of both the natural
aspects of the outer
suburbs and Atlanta’s
metropolitan energy.
Economically Dawson County
has it all! Our location
makes it easier for businesses communications capabilities.
to connect with others in
their industry, benefit from
a strong Chamber of Commerce and
garner supplier loyalty faster. At the same
time our proximity to greater Atlanta
means that advanced services, world-
class universities, acclaimed cultural
venues, strong financial and investment
centers, and a myriad of professional
organizations are a matter of minutes
from the county.
With the completion of the $41
million North Georgia Network, Dawson
County has confirmed its competitive
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place in a national cadre of communities
that offer world-class broadband
capacity and lightning fast access to the
world through the web. NGN brings
to Dawson County true, affordable
Internet capacity in the gigabit range.
That capacity is easily expandable into
terabit levels, making Dawson County a
member of a stratospheric group within
the United States that offers massive
Innovation is not just about
broadband capacity. The talent, the
experience, and the training capabilities
required by innovative leaders all reside
• Barge traffic along theTennessee River near Chattanooga,Tennessee
locally within Dawson County and
our North Georgia region. This means
new businesses can hire high tech
employees and those employees can
learn advanced techniques locally as a
firm’s technology expands.
Innovation is about attitude. The
Dawson County government, its
educational institutions and its
citizens support technology, they
use technology and they are
always looking forward to what
is possible. With a university that
offers advanced degrees, that has a
highly ranked IT department; with the
state’s Manufacturing Innovation Center
for Robotics and; with a nationally
recognized MBA program all within
minutes of Dawson County, we are truly
the center of North Georgia’s exploding
innovation movement.
It’s About Your Future – The Dawson
The Development Authority of
Dawson County, the Dawson County
Government, the City of Dawsonville,
the educational system of Dawson
County, Etowah Water & Sewer
Authority, Lanier Technical College,
and the University of North Georgia
are all leading the way into the future.
We are all united in our goals to retain
our valued commercial and industrial
base while making our county the place
where your business should be. We work
together to make the future for business
brighter. We strive to attract and
implement innovation and technology
to our county because we believe they
are key components of a successful
business environment.
The Dawson County Chamber
of Commerce partners with the
Development Authority of Dawson
County and both the City of
Dawsonville and Dawson County